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that's what lance armstrong said for the first time ever. the seven-time tour de france winner admitted. the world's most famous cyclist talked about the allegations that have been plaguing him for years. this as the justice department extended a deadline as to whether to intervene. kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: a one-word answer. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> reporter: after years of denials, seven-time tour de france winner lance armstrong admitted to oprah winfrey he did use performance enhancing drugs. >> in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood dope? >> yes. >> reporter: it's an admission armstrong had spent more than a decade denying. >> i've used this situation as one big lie that i repeated a lot of times. >> those who have followed armstrong say tonight's admission is self-serving. >> i believe that he's completely insincere except for this. he is starting to repair his own brand. >> reporter: a brand that has lost milli
that's what lance armstrong said for the first time ever. the seven-time tour de france winner admitted. the world's most famous cyclist talked about the allegations that have been plaguing him for years. this as the justice department extended a deadline as to whether to intervene. kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: a one-word answer. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> reporter: after years of denials, seven-time tour...
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does lance armstrong deserve a second chance around? tweet me @thomasaroberts or find me on facebook. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> so it is the interview heard around the world, lance armstrong finally admitting his cycling career was built on doping and deceit. he confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs in a one-on-one interview with oprah winfrey. >> did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> yes or no, was one of those banned substances epo? >> yes. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> did you ever use any other banned substances like testosterone, cortisone or human growth hormone? >> yes. >> yes or no, in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take banned substances or blood do
does lance armstrong deserve a second chance around? tweet me @thomasaroberts or find me on facebook. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. >>> so it is the interview heard around the world, lance armstrong finally admitting his cycling career was built on doping and...
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lance armstrong is fascinating too. the u.s. doping agency issued this comprehensive incredible report and it's pretty -- it's only one side of the story. there's no defense brief to read but lance armstrong comes across like a tony soprano thing. like he's running this criminal enterprise and bringing people into it and like, you start out and then you get lance armstrong tells you how to start doping and this is this very corrupting aspect to the whole thing and u.s. anti-doping agency ceo travis tiger said, in regard to the truth and reconciliation process i firmly believe you have to reset the sport and have a cleansing period oord. if not the past continues to drip, drip, drip and will dig itself up, a mixed metaphor. people who doped in the past and it could be the recent past have never been held accountable and more likely they are to continue to dope so as long as they're still in the sport and many of them are at some levels as athletes, directors, team owner or maybe in the ranks of the cycling governing body, there's
lance armstrong is fascinating too. the u.s. doping agency issued this comprehensive incredible report and it's pretty -- it's only one side of the story. there's no defense brief to read but lance armstrong comes across like a tony soprano thing. like he's running this criminal enterprise and bringing people into it and like, you start out and then you get lance armstrong tells you how to start doping and this is this very corrupting aspect to the whole thing and u.s. anti-doping agency ceo...
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so let me have your reaction to the armstrong interview. >> you know, i feel like lance armstrong gave us about 80% of what we wanted. 80% of the truth. and 80% of an apology. and i think people want 800% of an apology. you know, sadly when somebody goes through these, i call them catharsis interviews, we want them splayed out, we want them crying, and i didn't feel that. lance was extraordinarily in control, extraordinarily composed, very well prepared. i wanted a little more humanity. i wanted a little more emotion. and to me the most important question is when oprah said why now, which we all knew she would ask, he didn't have an answer. and i wanted him to say, you know, i look in the mirror in the morning, it's hard to live with myself. i have to hold my kids and know i'm a liar. didn't hear that, didn't go far enough, and i don't think it's helping anything right now. >> yeah, the headline in the "new york times" was for armstrong a confession without an explanation. oprah also asked armstrong about his former masseuse. she says armstrong tried to, quote, make her life a living h
so let me have your reaction to the armstrong interview. >> you know, i feel like lance armstrong gave us about 80% of what we wanted. 80% of the truth. and 80% of an apology. and i think people want 800% of an apology. you know, sadly when somebody goes through these, i call them catharsis interviews, we want them splayed out, we want them crying, and i didn't feel that. lance was extraordinarily in control, extraordinarily composed, very well prepared. i wanted a little more humanity. i...
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i don't want to negate that about lance armstrong. how long is it going to be before you think that happens? >> a couple of nanoseconds. i would be shocked and stunned if it weren't already happening. and that's kind of -- that's going to be a huge mess. there's going to be -- what does he now owe to livestrong, and where did the money go anyhow? that's going to be something not only for reporters to pore over but i'm sure attorneys are going to be poring over those books. this is just the beginning, i think, of revelations and sleuthing is going to happen. >> gene, we're going to give you some real news to talk about. >> okay. >> brand-new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll taking the measure where we are with congress and the eyes of the weekend. the president's approval rating, 52%, 44% disapprove. congress, the president on the economy, still pretty much dividing the country, but he's, you know, given the state of the economy, doing pretty well, right around 50% on approval there. and we've got some congressional numbers. congres
i don't want to negate that about lance armstrong. how long is it going to be before you think that happens? >> a couple of nanoseconds. i would be shocked and stunned if it weren't already happening. and that's kind of -- that's going to be a huge mess. there's going to be -- what does he now owe to livestrong, and where did the money go anyhow? that's going to be something not only for reporters to pore over but i'm sure attorneys are going to be poring over those books. this is just...
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floyd landis who came up and accused lance armstrong of doping, lance armstrong savage that guy and tried to tear him to bits. going to try to reconcile with him and go see him and apologize. he's on this long apology tour. wise he doing it? we know not because he knows it's the right thing to do. >> i don't know. i think the walls closed and everyone knew. this huge report came out in october, 1,000 pages from the u.s. anti-doping association that laid out the case with everybody he ever performed with. >> what does he do to salvage the reputations of people he tried to and in effect ruined, destroyed their reputations, incomes, the young woman he w-- who worked for him for years, destroyed her. >> i don't know. >> come with me in central park. >> i can't look at you in those shorts. can you imagine. >> like miss america, going to use a glue. yesterday, did you read about that? miss america used butt glue to keep everything in. we suggested your colleague, al roker could use that. >> unfortunate incident. >> is that a condition that goes around on the "today" show. you're okay? >> shorts
floyd landis who came up and accused lance armstrong of doping, lance armstrong savage that guy and tried to tear him to bits. going to try to reconcile with him and go see him and apologize. he's on this long apology tour. wise he doing it? we know not because he knows it's the right thing to do. >> i don't know. i think the walls closed and everyone knew. this huge report came out in october, 1,000 pages from the u.s. anti-doping association that laid out the case with everybody he ever...
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the lance armstrong situation is very different. i think the election we just had for the baseball hall of fame because of the use of performance-enhancing drugs. >> if the university thought that there were some possible fallout, i mean the athletic director said this could have been about interacting ncaa requirements, it could be about extortion, if that's the case, you would think that the university would move forward with it's own investigation, gather the facts and then turn those over. >> i have to leave it there, because they're playing my song. >> margaret, shameless plug. >> for the 53rd time, the u.s. marine corps band, the president's own will be performing there under mike colburn. so shameless plug, a shoutout to the marine band. >> the underdogs for the second week in a row, stunning the new england patriots in a win. >> i'm as you know, chairman of the waterville valley ski area, this weekend, every trail, every lift, it's really a great season for skiing. >> chris jansing is next, i'll see you tomorrow. from food p
the lance armstrong situation is very different. i think the election we just had for the baseball hall of fame because of the use of performance-enhancing drugs. >> if the university thought that there were some possible fallout, i mean the athletic director said this could have been about interacting ncaa requirements, it could be about extortion, if that's the case, you would think that the university would move forward with it's own investigation, gather the facts and then turn those...
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i believed in you, lance armstrong. i shelled out a dollar for a rubber bracelet that i have somewhere in my house for you. i did it for you. and when i think of the fact that i spent a dol -- well, i think we all owe cancer an apology. >> welcome back to "morning joe." 6:38 here on the east coast. time for a little sports where oprah winfrey has confirmed that lance armstrong indeed admitted to doping during her 2 1/2-hour interview with him conducted on monday. it airs tomorrow on the own network. but according to the world anti-doping agency, armstrong's couch confession to oprah isn't going to be enough to get his lifetime ban lifted. armstrong will have to testify according to them to his cheating under oath if he hopes to compete in the future. significant legal fallout may be on the way for armstrong. espn reporting the justice department is ready to join former teammate floyd landis's lawsuit that accuses armstrong of defrauding the u.s. postal service. the postal service spent about $30 million sponsoring armst
i believed in you, lance armstrong. i shelled out a dollar for a rubber bracelet that i have somewhere in my house for you. i did it for you. and when i think of the fact that i spent a dol -- well, i think we all owe cancer an apology. >> welcome back to "morning joe." 6:38 here on the east coast. time for a little sports where oprah winfrey has confirmed that lance armstrong indeed admitted to doping during her 2 1/2-hour interview with him conducted on monday. it airs...
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. >>> everybody is talking about oprah's interview lance armstrong where he finally admitted to doping. get this. the interview supposedly lasted close to three hours. so it's sort of like a regular interview but on steroids. president obama's inaugural parade will feature eight floats including a hawaii float to honor his birthplace and illinois float to honor the first lady's home state and a kenyan float just to mess with republicans. why not? >>> well it's time now for entertainment news. adding insult to injury for tony danza, "the new york post" is reported the danza told fellow first class travelers he caught the flu after he vomited into an air sickness bag. kate upton had a different story saying i found out that lisa marie benson has a phobia of throwing up. it's funny the guy next to her is hung over. she was referring to danza but kate missed reruns of "taxi" and "who's the boss" and didn't recognize him. >>> amanda bynes resurfaced with her cheek piercing. >>> charlie sheen is going to be a grandfather now that his 28-year-old daughter is pregnant. her mother is sheen's hi
. >>> everybody is talking about oprah's interview lance armstrong where he finally admitted to doping. get this. the interview supposedly lasted close to three hours. so it's sort of like a regular interview but on steroids. president obama's inaugural parade will feature eight floats including a hawaii float to honor his birthplace and illinois float to honor the first lady's home state and a kenyan float just to mess with republicans. why not? >>> well it's time now for...
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. >>> nbc news has learned in a recent conversation lance armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, saying, quote, that was the way the game was played at the time. now he details his cheating with oprah winfrey that was taped yesterday. >> he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. i would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room, we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers. >> armstrong is reportedly in talks to return some of the $30 million in sponsorship money paid to him by the u.s. postal service. he's also considering testifying against people in the cakeling world that possibly helped to facilitate it. [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus presents the cold truth. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still "stubbed" up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms plus has a fast acting decongestant to relieve your stuffy nose. [ sighs ] thanks! [ male
. >>> nbc news has learned in a recent conversation lance armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs, saying, quote, that was the way the game was played at the time. now he details his cheating with oprah winfrey that was taped yesterday. >> he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. i would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room, we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers. >> armstrong is reportedly in...
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. >> odd words from lance armstrong, telling oprah winfrey about the things he said about a teammate's wife who he sued for telling prosecutors that he was cheating. despite confessing to doping. there's reporters and athletes, that said this interview was not close to enough and that he should face more punishment. we will of course, continue to follow that story here. here is a quick look at some of the other top stories that are making news on a saturday afternoon. >> we got that video in about an hour ago. it's from bulgaria, this is some footage of an attempted shooting of a politician there. a 25-year-old gunman wrestled and taken to the ground after rushing the podium by a minority leader and points a pistol in his face, he pushed it out of the way and then he is beaten into submission. that man is in custody. and former new orleans mayor, ray nagin is facing 21 federal corruption charges, he has been indicted for taking more than $200,000 in kickbacks, he used the money to go to hawaighwaawa other areas. >>> and federal health officials say it's not to late to get the flu shot
. >> odd words from lance armstrong, telling oprah winfrey about the things he said about a teammate's wife who he sued for telling prosecutors that he was cheating. despite confessing to doping. there's reporters and athletes, that said this interview was not close to enough and that he should face more punishment. we will of course, continue to follow that story here. here is a quick look at some of the other top stories that are making news on a saturday afternoon. >> we got that...
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i mean, this is where this strange intersection with lance armstrong. if there's one thing we learned, the sooner we come out with the real truth and the sooner manti te'o, whatever the truth is, comes out with the whole truth, the less worse -- i'm not going to say better -- the less worse it is for him, and i think that's the key. don't we learn anything from what we watch? the second thing is honestly as a journalist, it's on us. we did a terrible job here. >> "sports illustrated." >> incredible outlets did not vet the story, and we look terrible. >> so tom, let me ask you. the heavy implication of the story is that manti te'o was involved in this, and it was at least in part a creation of his own. but the proof is that a friend of this guy, tuiasosopo who we believe was behind it said, quote, he was 80% sure that te'o is in on it. is deadspin ready to say that manti te'o was in on this and created this and that he was not a victim of a hoax? >> that was in the context of talking to friends and family and just getting their -- you know, as honest a t
i mean, this is where this strange intersection with lance armstrong. if there's one thing we learned, the sooner we come out with the real truth and the sooner manti te'o, whatever the truth is, comes out with the whole truth, the less worse -- i'm not going to say better -- the less worse it is for him, and i think that's the key. don't we learn anything from what we watch? the second thing is honestly as a journalist, it's on us. we did a terrible job here. >> "sports...
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the world is gloomier from the trivial, lance armstrong's confession manti te'o's made-up tragedy, the 11-inch foot long subway sandwich to the frightening. we have a congress that drives perilously close to the edge of the cliff. then there's the profoundly sad massacre in newtown, connecticut, last month. the president put all his political capital on the line but most people's money is on the national rifle association. newtown changed the president, but i'm not sure it changed enough members of congress to make a difference. listen to senate majority leader harry reid trying to give democrats cover to vote against the president to save their jobs. good lord. i mean if newtown isn't enough to give us the emotional pull to make some changes in this country, then what is? >> you know, i hate to be debbie downer about t butit, but in talking to members the last couple days democrats don't want to take a vote if it's not going to work. you know the nra may have 4 million members and obama may have 1 million in his political organization, but they're all going to have to be mobilized. th
the world is gloomier from the trivial, lance armstrong's confession manti te'o's made-up tragedy, the 11-inch foot long subway sandwich to the frightening. we have a congress that drives perilously close to the edge of the cliff. then there's the profoundly sad massacre in newtown, connecticut, last month. the president put all his political capital on the line but most people's money is on the national rifle association. newtown changed the president, but i'm not sure it changed enough...